Happy Halloween

We had so much fun this Halloween.


We did Paw Patrol pumpkins. I thought this was a good idea, but it was way harder than it looked. Good thing the pumpkins turned out.


Halloween was a very busy day. Max had a party at his school and I volunteered to help with one of the Halloween projects. I helped the kids make pumpkins out of noodles and then ghosts out of Kleenex and tootsie rolls. I also read a Halloween book to them. It was so fun to see Max play with his friends while I was there. He really is coming out of his shy shell and school is definitely helping with that.




Following the Halloween party at school, Max and Andy met me at my work where Max got to trick or treat and go through all the fun Halloween decorations that everyone put up.


We dressed up as PJ Masks as a family. Max was super excited that we were dressing up as a family, but I am not sure if he was as excited as I was. I know Andy was definitely not thrilled, but he was a good sport and played the part of gecko from the hit TV show.


After getting plenty of candy at my work, we headed over to the Campbell's neighborhood for some trick or treating. This neighborhood never fails with their awesome decorations and giant full size candy bars they hand out.




We even roasted a marshmallow at one of the neighbor's house before we headed home with a very tired little boy.




Max fell asleep before we even got out of the neighborhood. I am not surprised because he ran from door to door with Stella and Briggs. This year he did not need me to hold his hand and walk him from house to house. He was a big boy that could do it with his friends. I was proud of him, but also a tad bit sad. I think this will be the story of our lives going forward.

WI Trip: Day 4

For the last day in WI we spent it visiting with grandpa T, grandma S and the rest of the extended Wautoma family.

A little early Halloween celebration.




Grandma and grandpa had a Packer party so we could visit with family. Max had a blast at the party. He played with his older second cousins. He played hard and had a blast.




Once everyone left after the game Max was super tired. He told me that he needed a nap because the big kids wore him out because the big kids play hard. He was super adorable when he said it; however, I think he wore out his second cousins. They were taking breaks from playing because they were tired, but Max just kept on going full speed ahead. It was super sweet to see him playing with his cousins.


It was time for some dinner and then an early bed time since we had an early flight to catch.




 We got up super early to catch our flight in Chicago. Good thing Max can sleep on an airplane!




Max loves WI and can't wait to be back for Christmas. On the flight home he told me that daddy and I need to buy another house in WI so we can go back more often. Just like how grandma S and grandpa T have two houses. Uhm...no!

WI Trip: Day 3

Day three is the reason why we came to Wisconsin. It was Badger game day and it was going to be Max's first Bucky football game. He was pretty excited. He got new Badger gear from grandma L to wear to the game.

On the walk to our tailgate party Max was just looking around at all of the chaos. His face looked a bit shocked at everything, and everyone, he was seeing.


We started out with some tailgating at a semi-family friendly spot close to the stadium.




Max sipping on his pre-game beverage.


Max got to sit next to daddy during the game. Andy was pretty excited to have this first experience with him.




We lucked out that we had some pretty nice weather, but it was almost too warm in the stadium. By that I mean it was pretty hot sitting in those seats. Max was sweating and tired. He didn't last at the game long. About two minutes into the second quarter grandma L took him home while we stayed for the rest of the game and then hung out with our friends for the rest of the day. 

Hanging with Grandma L. 

In the morning grandma L made us a nice breakfast before we headed off to see grandma S and grandpa T.

WI Trip: Day 2

Day two was also packed. Max had never been on a boat before so we took grandpa J's boat out fishing. It was a beautiful 76 degree sunny day and we couldn't have had more perfect weather for fishing. We didn't fish much because Max really just wanted to cruise around on the boat...and drive the boat.












On the way home from the lake we stopped at a winery that is super close to grandma V and grandpa J's house. I was super excited when I saw the winery and so we stopped in for some wine tasting.  Since we had Max with us we had to make it kind of quick because he wasn't interested in watching us taste wine.




We got back to the house and Max carved his 42 pound pumpkin with grandpa J. He actually participated this year.








And, this ended our stay in Sun Prairie. Following dinner we headed to the west side of Madison to stay with grandma L.

WI Trip: Day 1

We went to Wisconsin for a four day weekend to take Max to his first Badger football game. Oh, and also to hang out with his grandparents. We flew out on Wednesday evening and landed in Chicago at midnight....which meant we didn't get to SP until 3am (WI time). Max slept the whole way there, but Andy and I were definitely tired when we arrived and all day on Thursday.

We spent the first day at Schuster's Farm enjoying all the activities. This is such a cool farm. There are so many activities to do and it was a gorgeous day out. I think it was around 72 degrees and sunny. It was perfect weather.












We picked out a 42 pound pumpkin to carve on Friday.




Following the farm, Max was still jacked up so grandma V and grandpa J took him to a park by their house. Andy and I stayed home because we were both struggling.




It was a long day for everybody, but Andy and I still managed to go out for a couple drinks with friends. It was not a late night though because we were both exhausted.